Chinese weightlifters are top of the Paris 2024 rankings in four of
the 10 weight categories, and after the Asian Championships which
start in Jinju, Korea tomorrow they may take that number up to seven
or eight.
Sohrab Moradi, the Iranian world record holder who won Olympic gold at
Rio 2016 before his career was blighted by serious injuries, is
returning to action aged 33 and aiming to qualify for Paris 2024.
Two Olympic gold medallists and a world champion were among the
weightlifters who took to the streets this week to help promote the
sport in Bahrain and raise the credentials of the Gulf nation as a
future host of international competitions.
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Loredana-Elena Toma finally got the better of Chinese opponents to win
her second world title and become the only non-Asian holder of a
current world record in women's weightlifting.